Fentanyl Testing
- Introduced Feb 26, 2025
- In committee Mar 6, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Fentanyl Testing; Creating "Gage's Law"; requiring hospitals and hospital-based off-campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl as part of any urine testing they conduct to treat individuals for possible drug overdose or poisoning; requiring such facilities to perform a confirmation test if the urine test results are positive for fentanyl; requiring that the results of such tests be retained as part of the patient’s clinical record in accordance with the facility’s current recordkeeping practices, etc.
Every action
21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 13 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Health Policy; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Health Policy
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Health Policy
- CommitteeCS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Health Policy10–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
- CommitteeCS by Health Policy read 1st time · Senate Health Policy
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
- CommitteeCS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary11–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
- CommitteeCS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
- CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25
- SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 421
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 434
- SenateSubstituted CS/HB 1195 -SJ 434
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1195 (Ch. 2025-19 ) -SJ 434
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | Senate Health Policy | CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 | 10–0 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Senate Judiciary | CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 | 11–0 |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Senate Rules | Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 24
Not voting · 1 |
24–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 1 Independent, 1 Democrat.
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Tina Scott PolskyD Primary sponsor · District 30
- J Judiciary Sponsoring committee
- HP Health Policy Sponsoring committee
All 2 cosponsors
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.